suaire

French

Etymology

Alteration (or Gallicization), based on suer, of Latin sūdārium (“handkerchief”) (through Ecclesiastical Latin), from sudare (“to sweat”). Synchronically analysable as suer +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɥɛʁ/

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Noun

suaire m (plural suaires)

1. shroud

Further reading

• “suaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• suerai, userai